Thursday, February 11, 2010
Green Eggs Sans Ham
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Last Saturday at the farmers market in the Tsunami parking lot, Pam Denney picked up some green eggs from Andrew Donnell of Donnell Century Farm.
But the color confusion doesn't end there.
Recommended Dish Neola Farms Beef Carpaccio at Tsunami
Posted by Stacey Greenberg on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Justin Fox Burks
If you are a locavore, chances are that you are familiar with nearby Neola Farms’ fabulous beef. In fact, when you think of Neola Farms, I bet a hamburger starts to dance through your mind. If you think their beef tastes good between a bun, you’ve got to try it sliced super-thin and uncooked. Neola Farms beef carpaccio at Tsunami is absolutely amazing, a little slice of heaven. The beef is so flavorful and fresh that to cook it almost seems obscene. Chef Ben Smith gives it just a drizzle of sesame-soy aïoli for an extra bit of zing. The dish’s overall concept is like a deconstructed hamburger. It comes with a side of shaved red onions marinated in fresh squeezed lemon juice, a little salad of baby greens, and crispy fried wonton chips. Exciting and satisfying but not filling, it’s the perfect appetizer.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Build Your Own Pizza Night at Pizze Stone
Posted by Chris Davis on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM
I've finally discovered something my kids like better than pizza: Pizza they made themselves from dough ball to cheese-laden pie. Thanks a lot, Pizza Stone.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Three 6 Mafia and Wolfgang Puck
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- thefoodmag.com
Spotted on eater.com: a picture of Three 6 Mafia and chef Wolfgang Puck, previewing the March issue of Food Magazine. In addition to this celebrity pairing, the site includes Three 6's music video "Feel It," from their upcoming album Laws of Power.
Three 6 Mafia are set to debut their reality show Cooking Ain't Easy on VH1 sometime this year.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Food Fetish Bowl Winner
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:01 PM
... Not the Super Bowl, silly. This is the Guac Bowl, a freakishly imaginative guacamole contest held each year on game day by a group of friends in L.A.
Winner of this year's "Icarus Award" — "for the guac that soars closest to the sun, only to fall the farthest" — went to GWARcamole.
- guacbowl.com
Saturday, February 6, 2010
On the Scene at the National Barbecue Association Conference
Posted by Susan Ellis on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Camaraderie.
That was the word, or some variation of it, I kept hearing today at the National Barbecue Association Conference and Trade Show, which is wrapping up after four days at the Whispering Woods Hotel in Olive Branch.
"I'm not alone," Bertrand Newson said. "It's a pleasure to be around people who love barbecue."
Newson is one of the 300 attendees — backyard barbecuers, restauranteurs, caterers, competitors, and retailers — who attended the event, now in its 19th year.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tasty Links
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- swathipradeepkitchen.blogspot.com
A couple of Memphis food blogs for you to check out:
The IAM Food Blog, maintained by members of the India Association of Memphis, includes mouth-watering recipes and photos.
Lunchbrag from Jen-sized.net is a Tumblr page devoted to lunch.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Recommended Dish Michael's Last Meal
Posted by Susan Ellis on Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:33 PM
This is the Zinnie-loney at Zinnie's East.
My coworker Michael says that this sandwich — a thick slab of all-beef bologna, swiss, and bacon — would be on the menu of his proverbial death row/last meal.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
A Memphis Vegan in San Francisco
Posted by Bianca Phillips on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Having grown up a vegetarian in the South, I’m used to not having many options when dining out. Dinner at Central BBQ? I’ll have the barbecue portabella mushroom sandwich, no cheese. Huey’s? Veggie burger. RP Tracks? Barbecue tofu nachos, please.
But I spent last week in San Francisco for an Association of Alternative Newsweeklies web publishing conference. While I was there, I managed to sneak in a dinner date with a California friend at the all-vegan Millennium Restaurant.
- vegansoapbox.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
King Cake Question
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM
I spotted my first king cake of the season at Whole Foods a week ago Sunday. The second was in the office on Thursday.
When I saw a coworker with a piece, I told him, "I'd rather be punched in the face than eat king cake."*
"Me too," he said.
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